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Home My WebLink AboutNotice of Public Hearing - Wastewater Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for CSO FundingCity of South Bend, Indiana CSO 045 and WWTP Improvements Preliminary Engineering Report Public Hearing May 23, 2023 Public Hearing General Information: • There is a meeting attendance sheet. All present should sign -in so that we can include the information in the final document • There is also a speaker sheet. If anyone desires to speak, it will be appreciated if you will sign -in on the speaker sheet so that we will have that information. ■ The Preliminary Engineering Report is available for review at the office of the South Bend Public Works at 227 West Jefferson Blvd. Suite 1300 N South Bend, Indiana from May 12, 2023 through May 22, 2023. • This meeting may be recorded. Minutes of this meeting will be made a part of the final Preliminary Engineering Report submittal to the Indiana Finance Authority. o There is a written comment or question form attached to this handout. Please feel free to use this. All written questions or comments with contact information included will receive a written response. Written comments are preferred so that answers can be documented and made a part of the final document. • If responses to questions can be readily answered by the engineer or staff today, we will provide answers. If the response will require a more detailed effort or research, the response may be deferred to a written response provided to the speaker. In either case, an answer will be provided to all questions. i Please feel free to ask questions or provide comments. The City of South Bend respects public input regarding this effort. Project Need and General Summary: This Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) is for engineering design, bidding, construction, and start-up for the City of South Bend's Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) System CSO 045 2.0 MG Equalization Basin and for improvements to the current Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The City of South Bend, Indiana is currently under a 2021 Consent Decree with the United States EPA, US Department of Justice, and the State of Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The purpose of the Consent Decree is to require the City of South Bend to comply with the Clean Water Act as it relates to combined sewer discharges to the ground or to Waters of the United States. As part of the Consent Decree, the City of South Bend completed a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) for addressing these issues. The Consent Decree establishes a specific timeline for compliance and establishes a schedule for initiating and completing each project in the plan. The two projects discussed in this report, the WWTP CSO 045 Equalization Basin Project and the WWTP Hydraulic Improvements Project, are part of the work required for the purpose of reducing the volume and/or frequency of CSO events from the City's collection system and increasing the capacity of the WWTR This project involves the first of four CSO tanks installed as part of the Long Term Control Plan. 4) Allows for beneficial reuse of land above the basin Once the initial configuration, elevation, materials, and construction were selected from the alternatives, the City of South Bend requested a review of the cost differential of installing a larger tank on site to make the best use of the available land. The updated design will now include a 3.0 million gallon equalization basin. Schedule: PER Submittal to IDEM................ ..................................... ................................................ April, 2023 SRF Approval of PER............................................................................................................ July, 2023 Submit Plans and Specs to IDEM......................................................................................... August, 2023 IDEM Issue Construction Permit.............................................................................. October, 2023 Advertise for Bids for Construction.............................................................................. October, 2023 Construction Bid Opening........................................................................................ November, 2023 Contract Award Approval.......................................................................................... December, 2023 Close on Loan................................................................................ ..... .......................... January, 2024 Commence Construction............................................................................................ February, 2024 Substantial Completion....................................................................................................... July, 2025 Final Completion.......................................................................................................... October, 2025 Initiation of Operation.............................................................................................. December, 2025 Questions/Comments: A question/comment sheet is attached following this page for formal written questions. Questions/Comments may be submitted at this public hearing or anytime through May 281h 2023. If questions or comments are provided after this meeting, please forward to: Kieran Fahey Director of Long Term Control Plan Department of Public Works 3113 Riverside Drive, South Bend, IN 46628 (574) 235-5993 kfahey@southbendin.gov Written responses will be provide for all questions and will be included in the final submittal. Circular or EQB (2 MG) _ r p Legend 0. Proposed Sewer ■ Proposed Manhole • Combined Wastewater ■ Sanitary 40- Gravity Mein Circular EQ Basin s i �) 51 100 200 Feel Proposed Discharge to WWTP Proposed Diversion Structure with Electrically -actuated �A,;Z11 Sluice Gate(s) BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AGENDA ITEM REVIEW REQUEST FORM Date 5/16/2023 Department Public Name Kieran Fahey Works BPW Date 5/23/2021 Phone Extension 5993 Review and Approval Required Prior to Submittal to Board Diversity Compliance ❑ Officer Name and Inclusion Officer BPW Attorney ❑ Attorney Name Dept. Attorney ❑ Attorney Name Purchasing ❑ Check the Appropriate Item I Professional Services Agreement ❑ Contract ❑ Open Market Contract ❑ Bid Opening ❑ Quote Opening ❑ Proposal Opening ❑ Chg. Order, No. ® Other: Preliminary engineering report Public M Schmidt M Schmidt ❑ Amendment/Addendum ❑ Bid Award ❑ Quote Award ❑ C/O & PCA No. ❑ Traffic Control Information All Submissions U Proposal ❑ Special Purchase, QPA ❑ Req. to Advertise ❑ Title Sheet ❑ Reject Bids/Quotes ❑ PCA ❑ Resolution ❑ Ease./Encroach Company or Vendor Name Indiana Finance Authority/American Structurepoint/The Public ❑ Yes❑ If Yes, Approved by Purchasing New Vendor ® No ❑ MBE MBE/WBE Contractor Completed E-Verify Form Attached ❑ Nos ❑ Project Name WWTP CSO tank Project Number 121-071 Funding Source No dollars Account No. NA Amount NA Terms of Contract To hold a public meeting at the 5/23/2023 BPWs for public/interested parties regarding the WWTP CSO tank funding request to Indiana Finance Authority Purpose/Description As above For Change Orders Only Amount of ❑ Increase $ ❑ Decrease ($ ) Previous Amount Current Percent of Change New Amount Total Percent of Change: Increase % Decrease ( % Increase % LEGAL NOTICE * South Bend Tribune * PUBLIC HEARING MAY 23, 2023 Notice of Public Hearing City of South Bend, Indiana Wastewater Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) The City of South Bend (IN) Wastewater Utility, acting through the City of South Bend Board of Public Works will hold a public hearing, at its regular meeting, at 9:30 AM on May 23, 2023, at the Board of Public Works on the 131h floor, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601. The City of South Bend's engineering consultant, American Structurepoint, will present the recommended project, which will include capacity upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant and other associated improvements to comply with the terms of a regulatory agency consent decree. The project will be funded through a Wastewater State Revolving Fund (WWSRF) loan. Copies of the required Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) are available for public viewing starting on May 12, 2023 through May 22, 2023 at the office of the South Bend's Department of Public Works, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 1300 South Bend, IN 46601. There will be the opportunity for questions and comments from the public at this meeting. Written comments from the public will be accepted through May 31, 2023. Your participation is welcomed and encouraged. If you will require special assistance at the meeting, please contact Kieran Fahey (574) 235- 5993 or by email at kfahey@south bend in.gov Written comments regarding this project should be sent to Kieran Fahey at South Bend Department of Public Works, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601.